{"product_id":"farewell-to-eden-signed-edition","title":"Farewell to Eden (Signed Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe epic and profound new historical novel set in post-World War Two Britain, from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestselling author of BIRDSONG, Sebastian Faulks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilip Deval, a soldier recently returned from the beaches of Normandy, arrives in Palestine on a peace-keeping mission in the final days of the British Mandate. The Sea of Galilee glitters in the distance as war-weary troops marvel at the novelty of oranges and sun – a paradise that belies a fierce new conflict about to erupt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome years later, Philip begins work teaching at a school in the English countryside and meets the enigmatic music mistress, Frances Darwood. Over long evenings spent listening to records in her music room, they grow close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Philip is a changed man, and must confront the secrets and scars of all he has lived through – which threaten, even now, to upend his future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFarewell to Eden is a sweeping and profound novel about faith in all its forms, and a rich portrait of an embattled post-war Britain. It asks the question: how, after great suffering, do we retain our humanity, learn to love again, and believe in the promise of a better life?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56293172904321,"sku":"9781529153224","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0244\/8444\/6286\/files\/FarewelltoEden_9781529153224.png?v=1789647620","url":"https:\/\/shop.bl.uk\/products\/farewell-to-eden-signed-edition","provider":"British Library Online Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}